The Morning News Brief on Friday, August 28, 2026.
From an Instagram date ending in a shootout, to former FLDS leader Samuel Bateman's sentencing, and a DUI arrest after an ambulance joyride, here are your top stories for August 28, 2026, on fox10phoenix.com.
1. Gunman uses 'Find My' app to hunt down victims: PD
Instagram date ends badly when teen sprays West Phoenix street with assault rifle, police say
FIND MY FEUD: A 19-year-old Phoenix man forced his Instagram date at gunpoint to track her boyfriend's live location before spraying a West Phoenix street with an assault rifle, cops say.
2. 'Hero' vet accused of molesting ex's daughter
Ex-military 'hero' who saved teens in crash secretly abused ex-girlfriend's young daughter for years, cops say
Having sex with a teen in her own high school parking lot was just part of the years-long abuse inflicted by "hero" vet Joan Salgueiro, authorities say.
3. Caught on camera: Food delivered by naked DoorDash driver
Naked DoorDash driver caught on camera delivering food to northeast Houston home
A northeast Houston father says he was stunned after checking his Ring camera and seeing the DoorDash driver who had just delivered his food standing outside his home completely naked.
4. "You will have to answer to a higher power"
Former FLDS leader Samuel Bateman gets 24 years for Arizona child abuse convictions
Self-proclaimed prophet Samuel Bateman was sentenced to 24 years for Arizona child abuse stemming from a 2022 Flagstaff traffic stop.
5. Stolen ambulance crash in west Phoenix
Woman arrested for DUI after stealing, crashing ambulance: PD
A woman drove off in a Phoenix Fire ambulance that was parked during a call near 83rd Avenue and Encanto Boulevard before colliding with another vehicle, police said.
Friday and weekend weather
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